Too similar to friend's baby name??

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Our friend has a baby called Judd.

If we were to call our baby "George" would that be strange?

We wouldn't shorten our son's name to Judd and since they'll grow up together, our son wouldn't get the nickname of Judd anyway, since there will already be an actual Judd.

(Side note, our friend also has a brother called George (Judd's uncle). They didn't name their son after him, and he's never had his name shortened to Judd either. They just like the name Judd.)

Tbh I'd never heard of George being shortened to Judd until last year, but someone told me it's strange to call our baby George if our friends baby is Judd.

Thoughts??

I've never heard of Judd as a nickname for George and a Google suggests it's not commonly suggested as one - so although it might be one in some areas, I'd ignore it and go ahead.

They're obviously not phased by Judd and George being too similar if they have a George in their own family who didn't influence naming, but also didn't put them off.

I've never heard of George and Judd associated with each other.

Go ahead - they are totally different names.

Judd and George aren’t so similar it would be a problem. And I’ve never heard of using Judd as a nickname for George either. Non issue.

I've only ever heard Judd as a nickname for Jordan not George?

I would say you're absolutely fine to use George.

I’ve got a George and it would never even cross my mind that Judd would be associated with George, and I certainly wouldn’t mind if a friend called their child Judd.

George and Judd are totally different though?

Are you saying your friend's Judd is actually George on the birth certificate and Judd is his nickname? Is that why you're worried?

Judd isn't a nn for George

With the others, Judd doesn't associate with George in my mind. Not too similar at all.

Never heard of Judd used as a nickname for George, and I’ve known a few people called George. Never heard of the name Judd at all actually. They don’t sound similar either for it to be a problem.

I have no idea what you're going on about. I have never heard, ever, of someone named George being called Judd.

Yes it is. It’s my great Uncle’s name.

I've never heard Judd as short for George. George is a far nicer name...

I think its a Yorkshire thing. Lots of people called George end up getting Judd as a nickname apparently, although this is only something I was made aware of recently. I've lived in Yorkshire my entire life and ever heard of it until recently.

I think it's fine. George is a lovely name. Go for it.

Just to clarify
Our friends babies name is Judd on his birth certificate. Not George.

But in Yorkshire its apparently common to use Judd as a nickname for George, so one of my other friends said calling our son George would be weird since our friend has a Judd, and they might both get called Judd.

I'm from Yorkshire and until last year had never heard of the name Judd, and the George's who I went to school with were never referred to as Judd.

But it just played on my mind after my friend mentioned it.

Not even remotely similar. And I’ve never heard of Judd as a nn.

Another one who has never heard of Judd as a nickname for George.

Is it really that common in Yorkshire?

I suspect your friend is talking nonsense. Surely if it were as common as she claims you having lived there your whole life would have heard of it or known someone who went by the nickname. The fact you've not come across it suggests this won't be an issue and it's not at all as common as she is making it out to be.

Can confirm it is a Yorkshire thing. My Uncle Judd (along with half of my extended family) are in Yorkshire.

I doubt it’s common these days as George hasn’t been a particularly common name in decades. My uncle is in his 80’s so unless you’re older (I’m 40’s) and have long-living relatives (I’m lucky) it’s easy to never have come across it. His generation it was pretty common though (amongst the working class anyway 😂). I think the only people who might even attempt to use it as a nick name for your baby would be the older generation. Obviously if you don’t like it just correct them back to George.

I don’t think you should worry about it being the same name as your friends child. It’s only like calling your child Edward and them having a Teddy.

They are completely different 🤷‍♀️

George is a very popular name? In the last ONS statistics it was the third most popular name for boys I believe? So surely if it was a very common nickname in Yorkshire it would be something most people would have heard of?

The only association I have is George Bush and Judd Bush, and I think that might be wrong anyway!

It's Jeb Bush not Judd, and Jeb is short for John Ellis Bush, @TeenDivided

The diminutive of George is Dodd.

I knew it didn't sound quite right!